competência

/kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/

//kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“competência” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,999
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - habilidade para realizar alguma tarefa de forma satisfatória

Corpus desk

Index PT-competencia · competência · Portuguese

competência · rank #6,999 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,999
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH churrasco

Nearest frequency peer: churrasco (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “competência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “competência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for competência
PropertyValue
Headwordcompetência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,999
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “competência”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.competênciacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “churrasco” (#6,998), “chat” (#6,996), “credibilidade” (#7,004). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “competência” fica em #6,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around competência (IPA /kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,999 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for competência, with forms such as "ccompetência", "cmopetência", and "comeptência". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is competência, spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    habilidade para realizar alguma tarefa de forma satisfatória
  2. 2
    responsabilidade
  3. 3
    faculdade concedida por lei a um funcionário, orgão, juiz ou tribunal para apreciar e julgar certos pleitos ou questões

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how competência appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. É de competência dos municípios cobrar aquele imposto.

This word in other languages

competence(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompetência
  • cmopetência
  • comeptência
  • commpetência
  • competnêcia
  • compettência
  • competêcnia
  • competêncai
  • competênccia
  • competênica
  • competênncia
  • compeêtncia
  • comppetência
  • compteência
  • copmetência
  • ocmpetência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of competência - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccompetência1cmopetência2comeptência2commpetência1competnêcia2compettência1competêcnia2competêncai2
Edit distance from "competência"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "competência"?
"competência" is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "competência" mean?
As a noun, "competência" means: habilidade para realizar alguma tarefa de forma satisfatória
What are common misspellings of "competência"?
Common misspellings include "ccompetência", "cmopetência", "comeptência", "commpetência", "competnêcia". The correct spelling is "competência".
How do you pronounce "competência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "competência" is /kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "competência" come from?
"competência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "competência", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrecadação#6,977Information#7,034intercâmbio#7,036transportar#6,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

portuguesas16 variantsmovimentação16 variantsconcorrência16 variantspsicológico16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list